WarCry is reporting that Star Trek Online will no longer be developed by P2 Entertainment.  The Star Trek Online license and content, but not the code, has passed on to another un-named developer in the San Francisco area.  While P2 remains in business, and plan to focus their efforts on their Perpetual Platform and on casual games.  It is unclear at this time what this means for Star Trek Online's development and release schedule.

P2 Entertainment - formerly Perpetual Entertainment - has ceased development on Star Trek Online, according to multiple sources at the San Francisco based developer. The news does not, however, mean that the game is canceled. The license, as well as the game's content - but not the code - have been transferred to another Bay Area development studio where work will continue. It is not entirely clear at this time what this means for the individual developers who worked on the project at P2.

Read more here.

Heh... did the devs move to a 3rd company already? ;) Trying to escape the line of fire of lawsuits headed their way .

I just wish a "real" studio would get the IP and make STO something special. Need some rich nerd out there in the world to fund a studio with 100 million bucks and 5 years... Bill Gates? You like Star Trek?

so this means it is never gonna happen. not too surprising. a tough title. what to do with it? simply a wow or lotro clone? sure, that will work. but it won't get enough people playing it. so, which alternative is there? something new. as in, even more risky and no guaranteed secure income. too many mmos have been going down the drain lately. who wants to risk it with a crappy product for an expensive ip.....

Finally! I just hope that the poseter above is not right and the game went to someone who will actually listen to the fan base!!!

Thank Gawd, I didn't want Perpetual to have anything to do with that game after Gods and Heroes mess and then the direction they took with STO.

I think it become painfully obvious how crappy of a company Perpetual was last year... this is the final reprocussion before they finally fade away.

Originally posted by docminus

 a tough title. what to do with it? simply a wow or lotro clone? sure, that will work.

Good god, I hope not. 

Somehow I think seeing Vulcans bunny hopping around spamming their AoE "Vulcan Neck Pinch" would keep me away from that one as well.

Not unexpected news. Hopefully whoever gets STO actually does it justice.

Originally posted by Celestian

Thank Gawd, I didn't want Perpetual to have anything to do with that game after Gods and Heroes mess and then the direction they took with STO.

What mess? Oh you mean the mess were they actually had the balls to drop a game before making you guys pay 50 bucks for crap. Im not really a big P2 supporter anymore because apparently they have issues, but that doesnt mean what they did with GnH wasn't the right thing. I guess you would of rather it see the light of day and waste money on a faulty product like certain other games. GnH had the chance to be good, but it ran out of time and money to develop a product. I have yet to play a game were mobs can actually kick your ass and do special abilitys. Yes the combat was buggy, but if polished would of changed the way people play mmo's combat wise. Pretty sure STO would of ended up the same way. Either way goodluck to whatever company is getting this. My bet is on Cryptic Studios or UbiSoft.

Well it seems there is a God after all!!

Im so glad that they are not making the game anymore after the trash they have been spewing out recently.

Perpetual will go down in history as the worst MMO company ever.

People will say SOE, but no at least they make good products and then turn them into shit over time. These guys cant even hit the nail on the head with one project.

-Jive

I don't care who takes it over as long as it isn't Sony-Online Entertainment I hope it's not them

Originally posted by CaesarsGhost

I think it become painfully obvious how crappy of a company Perpetual was last year... this is the final reprocussion before they finally fade away.

This should have happened to SOE after the NGE.  I can't tell you how tired i am of shaddy DEV companies and their practices.

Originally posted by mackdawg19

Originally posted by Celestian

Thank Gawd, I didn't want Perpetual to have anything to do with that game after Gods and Heroes mess and then the direction they took with STO.

What mess? Oh you mean the mess were they actually had the balls to drop a game before making you guys pay 50 bucks for crap. Im not really a big P2 supporter anymore because apparently they have issues, but that doesnt mean what they did with GnH wasn't the right thing. I guess you would of rather it see the light of day and waste money on a faulty product like certain other games. GnH had the chance to be good, but it ran out of time and money to develop a product. I have yet to play a game were mobs can actually kick your ass and do special abilitys. Yes the combat was buggy, but if polished would of changed the way people play mmo's combat wise. Pretty sure STO would of ended up the same way. Either way goodluck to whatever company is getting this. My bet is on Cryptic Studios or UbiSoft.

I guess you never played SWG pre-cu then.

Originally posted by Kaigel

I don't care who takes it over as long as it isn't Sony-Online Entertainment I hope it's not them

As for PE, well this isn't exactly a surprise. We all knew this was coming. Thing is I bet the new company turns it into a WoW clone. I'm so sick to death of the laziness in the gaming devs that every bloody new game is a WoW clone. There's only been one game in the last year that I wouldn't consider a WoW clone but it isn't out yet so I can't break the NDA. I'm just not sure I'd pay $15 a month for it.

Great to hear this.

This means STO can get back on the road without being tied up for 10 years.  Like others, lets hope Paramount/CBS have found good people to push forward with development.

Originally posted by mackdawg19
What mess? Oh you mean the mess were they actually had the balls to drop a game before making you guys pay 50 bucks for crap. Im not really a big P2 supporter anymore because apparently they have issues, but that doesnt mean what they did with GnH wasn't the right thing. I guess you would of rather it see the light of day and waste money on a faulty product like certain other games. GnH had the chance to be good, but it ran out of time and money to develop a product. I have yet to play a game were mobs can actually kick your ass and do special abilitys. Yes the combat was buggy, but if polished would of changed the way people play mmo's combat wise. Pretty sure STO would of ended up the same way. Either way goodluck to whatever company is getting this. My bet is on Cryptic Studios or UbiSoft.

HOW, being that there was no warning beforehand to any of the testers. The beta was closed without warning, the message boards were wiped and locked, and all that was given out were a few statements about generally what was going on. A lot of friends and trust was formed between the testers and developers, and it was all tossed away with the game without any chance to wrap things up. It'd be like being served a dish at a restaurant and then all of a sudden they come out and take the dish away when you were half done and were saving the best for last to eat.

The WHY plays into the trust issue. Basically, everyone who supported GnH was told "Oh well thanks for testing this game you love, now we're going to dump this in favor of something that will get us more money."

While dropping GnH because they weren't going to be able to polish it to the point they wanted was a good thing, the way they went about it was all wrong.

Originally posted by JYCowboy

Great to hear this.

This means STO can get back on the road without being tied up for 10 years.  Like others, lets hope Paramount/CBS have found good people to push forward with development.

This doesn't neccesarily mean anything of the sort.  As someone else posted this could be an attempt by P2 to move the asset beyond the reach of creditors.  It could have gone to some other second rate developer.  I know you want to blame Perpetual but the reality is that the liscense holder hasn't exactly been a good steward of it and the blame should lie ultimately with them, not the developers.  The liscense holder can dictate the terms of any agreement and guide the development.  We still don't know if they have learned their lesson yet or if they have any clue what to do with it.

With the proper council, this could do well.  With EVE online the only competition (when it comes to a Space MMORPG, and no, Star Wars online doesn’t count), there are plenty of people who are tired of playing with swords and shields.  They just need to take out of Star Trek what people loved… cowboy type action, occasional diplomacy, and a level of ship control and customization that would make an engineer phreak. 

Imagine, if wanted, a level of ship control that has 5 or 6 people on one ship dutifully busy during combat... where being an engineer, or a helmsman has an equal amount to do.  something where, again if wanted, the more people on a ship you have helping out the better off you are.  I don't know, just spinning ideas here, but it seams to be what star trek could have above the others. 

Or Shadowrun MMORPG anyone?

It breaks my heart to see STO going through so much. This is a game that should be a great hit. It appeals to so many geeks that it would be the next "WoW" if it is handled right. The problem is P2 has messed things up so much I'm not sure I hope for the game anymore. This game has so many ups and downs that II don't see this game ever being made now. At least, not made right anyways.

On October 10, 2007, Perpetual Entertainment Inc. transferred ownership of all its assets to Perpetual LLC, for liquidation and distribution of liquidation proceeds to creditors of Perpetual.

Interesting read.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1313310/000136231007003149/c71677e6vk.htm